A parent sued Apple for $2,500 after realizing that his 10-year-old son had spent this amount via in-app payments from your iPhone.
Again, in-app purchases and children are at the center of controversy after a father complained about how his 10-year-old son spent the not insignificant figure of $2,500 on his iPhone after making multiple payments on TikTok. The father first demanded reimbursement from Apple for this amount of moneyand after the company denied his request, the father took to the media to give more relevance to his complaint seeking rectification by the company.
The father. whose only initials “AH” are known, he told his story in the British newspaper “Telegraph”. Their 10-year-old son with autism and learning disabilities received a new iPhone as a gift for Christmas. Just four days later, he made purchases in the iPhone worth just over 2,000 pounds, or more than 2,300 dollars. The purchases were made in the TikTok app, in payments for a “tiktoker” the son followed. After noticing this expense, the father immediately demanded reimbursement of the money from Apple, and after receiving a negative response, he went to the British newspaper to present his complaint. It was then that a reporter investigated the matter and after speaking with TikTok and Apple, the latter agreed to return all of the money.
The father’s complaints are based on the fact that Apple should have detected suspicious activity on your account and should have blocked these payments. It is highly questionable whether an activity performed on one’s own device by an authorized person would be detected as suspicious. Even more debatable is the fact that the parent will not activate any of the restrictions available for minors. But it is better to complain and blame someone else than to take responsibility for one’s actions.
Let’s remember that Apple has long allowed the creation of accounts for minors who cannot make any type of purchase without the permission of a responsible adult. This father was lucky and managed to get the money back, surely to avoid controversy and more media coverage, but we recommend that if you have children with Apple devices, check their account settings carefully.
